HTC BlinkFeed, the company's social feed and news aggregator, has been a staple on HTC handsets for a while now, occupying a whole homescreen there out of the box.
It shows pertinent weather&clock info, custom info feeds, and your social networking updates, all wrapped in a pretty, scrollable interface.
If you like what you are seeing on HTC handsets, you can get BlinkFeed on any Android 4.4+ handset to check out if you have been missing out on anything. Here's what you need to do:
1.
Download and install all four files that constitute the HTC BlinkFeed experience;
HtcBlinkFeed - v6.3.840430
HtcServicePack - v1.1.853606
Weather - v6.2.836008
WorldClock - v6.1.797217
2. Next in line are the social network plugins, download any of these five you need, or all at once, then install like a regular app;
Facebook - v6.0.847523
Twitter - v6.0.847461
InstagramPlugin - v6.0.847476
GooglePlusPlugin - v6.0.847461
LinkedInPlugin - v6.0.847476
This is it, now you have the pretty BlinkFeed aggregator up and running on your Android phone with KitKat or higher, and the files for the all-new Sense 7 BlinkFeed won't be far behind, promise the developers (gakugaku, ckpv5, lyapota, xpirt) behind these hacks.
Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena since 2010, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.
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